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The Animal Enterprise Protection Act (AEPA) is passed. This law creates the crime of "animal enterprise terrorism" for those who damage or cause the loss of property of an animal enterprise. [36] 2002: The AWA is amended to redefine the term "animal" in the law to match the USDA regulations, i.e. to exclude birds, mice, and rats. [11] 2002
The first Humane Societies and Societies for the Protection of Animals (SPCAs) were formed starting in the late 1860s to run animal shelters and promote the enforcement of animal cruelty laws. [4] The American anti-vivisection movement began in response to the opening of the first animal laboratories in the 1860s and 70s.
The Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America & Canada compendium, [13] by Stephan K. Otto, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, is a comprehensive animal protection laws collection. It contains a detailed survey of the general animal protection and related statutes for all of the states, principal ...
In parallel to the debate about moral rights, law schools in North America now often teach animal law, [7] and several legal scholars, such as Steven M. Wise and Gary L. Francione, support the extension of basic legal rights and personhood to non-human animals.
For years, this local school teacher turned animal shelter volunteer, and now animal advocate, has worked to alter what she considers the erratic culture of pet ownership.
Gary Francione became the first academic to teach animal rights theory in an American law school, at Rutgers Law School. [citation needed] 1990 PETA and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ended their highly publicized legal battle over the Silver Spring monkeys, failing to gain custody of the animals. [23] 1992
The Animal Legal Defense Fund's annual report comprehensively surveys animal protection laws of all U.S. states and territories. It is the longest-running and most authoritative report of its kind, assessing the strength of each jurisdiction's animal protection laws by examining over 4,000 pages of statutes.
Rumors that San Luis Obispo County school districts are placing litter boxes in restrooms to accommodate students who identify as “furries” are false, school district administrators say.